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Modified Lung Ultrasound Score in Evaluating the Severity of Covid-19 Pneumonia.
Sumbul, Hilmi Erdem; Koc, Ayse Selcan; Pinar, Arzu; Aslan, Muhammed Zubeyir; Gulumsek, Erdinc; Koca, Hasan; Bulut, Yurdaer; Karakoc, Emre; Turunc, Tuba; Bayrak, Edip; Ozturk, Huseyin Ali; Avci, Akkan; Unal, Ilker; Icen, Yahya Kemal; Koc, Mevlut; Sahin, Ahmet Riza; Okyay, Ramazan Azim.
Affiliation
  • Sumbul HE; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Health Sciences-Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey.
  • Koc AS; Department of Radiology, University of Health Sciences-Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey.
  • Pinar A; Department of Pulmonary Disease, University of Health Sciences-Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey.
  • Aslan MZ; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Health Sciences-Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey.
  • Gulumsek E; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Health Sciences-Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey.
  • Koca H; Department of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences-Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey.
  • Bulut Y; Department of Internal Medicine, Intensive Care Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
  • Karakoc E; Department of Internal Medicine, Intensive Care Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
  • Turunc T; Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences-Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey.
  • Bayrak E; Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Health Sciences-Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey.
  • Ozturk HA; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Health Sciences-Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey.
  • Avci A; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Health Sciences-Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey.
  • Unal I; Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
  • Icen YK; Department of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences-Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey.
  • Koc M; Department of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences-Adana Health Practice and Research Center, Adana, Turkey.
  • Sahin AR; Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
  • Okyay RA; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, KahramanmarasSutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Electronic address: razim01@gmail.com.
Ultrasound Med Biol ; 47(8): 2080-2089, 2021 08.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34088529
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 causes coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), which has been declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The aim of the study described here was to determine the severity of pneumonia and the clinical parameters related to a modified lung ultrasound score (mLUS) in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. The study included 44 patients with proven COVID-19 pneumonia. Patients were divided into three groups on the basis of pneumonia severity: mild/moderate pneumonia (group I), severe pneumonia (group II) and critically ill patients (group III). It was determined that mLUS values in groups I-III were 6.51 ± 4.12, 23.5 ± 5.9 and 24.7 ± 3.9, respectively. mLUS values were significantly higher in group II and III patients than in group I patients. There was a positive relationship between mLUS and age and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide level and a negative relationship with PaO2/FiO2 (p = 0.032, ß = 0.275 vs. p = 0.012, ß = 0.315 vs. p = 0.001, ß = -0.520, respectively). In patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, mLUS increases significantly with the severity of the disease.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Ultrasonography / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 / Lung Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Ultrasound Med Biol Year: 2021 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Turkey Country of publication: United kingdom

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Ultrasonography / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 / Lung Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Ultrasound Med Biol Year: 2021 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Turkey Country of publication: United kingdom